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ANTI-BIOMASS CAMPAIGN CALL RECORDING & NOTES: “Court Rejects EPA Rule that Deferred Carbon Standards for Biomass Industry” (August 2013)
Anti-Biomass Incineration Campaign – National Conference Call Notes Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 3pm EST Topic: “Court Rejects EPA Rule that Deferred Carbon Standards for Biomass Industry” – What does the recent U.S. Court of Appeals decision (Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA) mean for the future of industrial-scale biomass incineration in the U.S.? Guest Speaker:…
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Biomass Fuel Subsidies to be Capped in U.K.
Biomass Fuel Subsidies to be Capped in U.K. – by Roger Harrabin, July 16, 2013. Source: BBC The government is turning away from its controversial policy of subsidising UK power stations to generate electricity from burning wood. It is proposing that subsidies for bespoke biomass burning plants should be capped at 400 MW. It will end subsidies…
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Timber Industry Distorts Information to Exploit Our Forests
Timber Industry Distorts Information to Exploit Our Forests – by Samantha Chirillo, July 11, 2013. Source: Register-Guard Swanson supposedly states just the facts regarding Oregon’s forests and industry, but instead distorts them. Swanson is connected to the Swanson Group, a family that owns mills dependent on public timber. Her bias may be expected, but her…
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Biofuel Program could Invite Giant Grass Invasion
Biofuel Program could Invite Giant Grass Invasion – by John Upton, July 2013. Source: Grist Here’s another environmental incentive to ditch the car: That gas you buy at the pump could soon be helping towering invasive grasses wreak havoc on America’s ecosystems. The EPA recently approved the use of giant reed and napier grass as biofuel ingredients…
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Biomass and Other Transition Fuels are a False Solution
Biomass and Other Transition Fuels are a False Solution – by Karen Orr, Energy Justice Network Clean, truly renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9 percent of the time by 2030, according to recent research published by the Journal of Power Sources. This can be done economically and without government subsidies if…
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How To Win The Media War Against Grassroots Activists
How To Win The Media War Against Grassroots Activists – by Steve Horn, July 29, 2013. Source: MintPress News Rafael Pagan — who died in 1993 — was not invited to be a part of his former associate’s new firm, Mongoven, Biscoe & Duchin. His tactic of conquering and dividing activist movements and isolating the “fanatic activist…
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Biomass Industry Reveals Plans to Turn U.S. into European Resource Colony
Biomass Industry Reveals Plans to Turn U.S. into European Resource Colony Think the days of Europe exploiting the U.S. as a resource colony are behind us? Welcome back to the 18th century. A July Biomass Magazine and Pellet Mill Magazine webinar series, “Satisfying Europe’s Growing Appetite for American Wood Pellets,” lays out the biomass industry’s disturbing plans to convert North American…
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Oregon Biomass Battleground
Oregon: Biomass Battleground – by Samantha Chirillo, Energy Justice Network Timber Town Eugene, Oregon buzzes along nearly oblivious to the forest destruction and herbicide poisoning around it. Much like a frog in a pot of water brought to a slow boil, the timber industry relies on what anthropologist and author Jared Diamond referred to as…
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The NRA and the Anti-Biomass Movement
The NRA and the Anti-Biomass Movement Don’t worry. This article won’t flesh out the arguments for or against an assault weapons ban, mandatory background checks, or restrictions on magazine size. It doesn’t actually have anything to do with guns at all. Whether you think the National Rifle Association (NRA) is a fortress of freedom or…
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Waste to Energy a Health Hazard?
Waste to Energy a Health Hazard? – by Mark Martin, June 23, 2013. Source: Christian Broadcasting Network Do you know where your trash goes? Landfills aren’t the only option. Some goes toa plant, where it’s burned for energy. But some believe that may not be such a good idea. Like a giant claw, a huge crane slowly…
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